Our Farm's History

250 years of farming history from corn to viticulture

A town in NJ now known as Voorhees was originally settled by the Lenni-Lenape Indian Nation. During the 1700s, the area attracted both the wealthy and working class as the development of land along the Delaware River pushed east. Wealthy families bought thousands of acres of land and built homes, sawmills, and farms...

In 1772, during the Revolutionary War, George Washington gave the ...

A town in NJ now known as Voorhees was originally settled by the Lenni-Lenape Indian Nation. During the 1700s, the area attracted both the wealthy and working class as the development of land along the Delaware River pushed east. Wealthy families bought thousands of acres of land and built homes, sawmills, and farms...

In 1772, during the Revolutionary War, George Washington gave the 69.8 acre parcel of land in Voorhees to his personal guard, Lt. John Stafford.

Known for its pastoral landscape of grazing horses, the Staffords of the late 1700s primarily grew corn and potatoes. In the 20th century, they focused on growing hay and the raising & training of harness racing horses by 6 of the Stafford brothers.

In 2003, they were paid $20 million dollars by the land trust of NJ to preserve the farm forever to never be developed and always be used for farming... In 2005, the family sold the farm after the family ownership of over 225 years to Dr. Ken Kazahaya, who used a very small portion of the property for farming. Over time the farm condition faded, fences broken, buildings torn down, and it's future use in question.

On March 5th 2021, Dr. Kazahaya sold the property to Amy & Bill Green. Both growing up in neighboring towns and later raising their family in Voorhees & Cherry Hill, they had vivid memories of the harness racing horses running around the iconic 1/2 mile track.

The Green's knew this property needed to be restored and had much more potential than a property to keep pleasure horses... They met with Alvin, Pete, & Lynn Stafford and spoke with many relatives to learn the history of the farm.

The Green family is currently in the process of restoring this beautiful land to its former glory. Horses are now back at the property, along with alpacas. Traditional agriculture is being brought back to this historic property, and the Greens plan on sharing its beautiful vistas with the entire community in the near future!